As noted by the tittle of this PhD thesis, “Anarchist Communism in Spain (1882-1896). The group from 'Gràcia' and its international relations”, the main interest of this research is to show the true strengh and historical relevance of the first anarchist communism in Spain. For this purpose it has been chosen the example of the group from the village of Gràcia, since 1897 part of Barcelona city as a district.
This group was one of the first to appear in Spain and at the same time, one of the most influential. From its origins, it helped to crate and consolidate and anarchist communist environment in Barcelona's "llano" (the old metropolitan area), which was well connected to the rest of the state and other parts of Europe, America and Africa.
This thesis analyzes group's international network of contacts. Furthermore it helps us to understand the important role it played in the circulation of ideas and activists on the last two decades of the nineteenth century.
Finally, we highlight the specific analysis of different issues that shaped the consolidation and implementation of the first anarchist communism. These were the cases of the polemics against collectivism anarchism, different strategic and organizational approaches adopted, its influence on the rest of the movement, its point of view related to political violence, the role of women in the environment, or small biographical profiles of some of its most prominent activists.